lithe

Middle English ; from Old English lithe, soft, mild, akin to Old High German lindi ; from Indo-European base an unverified form lento-, flexible, bendable from source linden, Classical Latin lentus, pliant, flexible

From Middle English, from Old English lÄ«Ã¾e (â€œgentle, mildâ€), from Proto-Germanic*linÃ¾iz, from Proto-Indo-European*lento. Akin to Danish and German lind (â€œmildâ€), Icelandic linr (â€œsoft to the touchâ€). Not attested in Gothic nor Old Norse. Some sources list also Latin lenis (â€œsoftâ€), others Latin lentus (â€œsuppleâ€).

From Middle English lithen, from Old Norse hlÃ½Ã°a (â€œto listenâ€), from Proto-Germanic*hliuÃ¾ijanÄ… (â€œto listenâ€), from Proto-Indo-European*á¸±lewe- (â€œto hearâ€). Cognate with Danishlytte (â€œto listenâ€). Related to Old English hlÄ“oÃ¾or (â€œnoise, sound, voice, song, hearingâ€), Old English hlÅ«d (â€œloud, noisy, sounding, sonorousâ€). More at loud.

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Downey's Holmes is at once more dissolute and more fit than previous incarnations . Holmes' canonical devotion to cocaine is here augmented by other drugs and a great deal of booze . Yet Holmes has the body of a lithe athlete , the skills of a gymnast and the pugilism of a world champion.